BATON ROUGE—La.--Marvell Trevenski Jackson Jr., the Baton Rouge man previously tied to a fraud scheme targeting Neighbors Federal Credit Union, has now pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail in a sprawling scheme that authorities said hit multiple financial institutions — including several credit unions — and involved stolen checks, counterfeit items, smishing attacks and money mules, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana.
As CUToday.info previously reported, in October 2025 Jackson was one of three suspects identified in a scheme that allegedly defrauded Neighbors FCU of more than $150,000 after members were tricked into providing online banking credentials through fake communications posing as credit union representatives. The new federal case substantially broadens that picture, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana saying Jackson admitted participating in a conspiracy running from at least July 2023 through May 2025 that targeted Neighbors FCU, Essential Federal Credit Union, Navy Federal Credit Union, First Guarantee Bank and Trust, Regions Bank and others.
According to prosecutors, the scheme combined traditional mail theft and check fraud with digital account takeover tactics. Authorities said Jackson and others stole or bought stolen mail to obtain checks and personal information, altered and “washed” checks, created counterfeit checks, and later pivoted to smishing campaigns in which fraudulent text messages and follow-up calls tricked credit union and bank customers into sharing login credentials. Those credentials were then used to move funds into accounts controlled by recruited “money mules,” who withdrew the money and passed most of it back to the conspirators, prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors said Jackson and his co-conspirators obtained or attempted to obtain more than $500,000 overall through altered or counterfeit checks tied to stolen mail, while the smishing portion of the scheme alone allegedly defrauded Neighbors FCU, Essential FCU, First Guarantee Bank and their customers of more than $300,000. Jackson now faces up to 35 years in prison and a $1.25-million fine and restitution.